Definition of Familial hypercholesterolemia

1. Noun. Congenital disorder characterized by high levels of cholesterol and early development of atherosclerosis.

Generic synonyms: Monogenic Disease, Monogenic Disorder, Hypercholesteremia, Hypercholesterolemia

Lexicographical Neighbors of Familial Hypercholesterolemia

familial combined hyperlipemia
familial combined hyperlipidaemia
familial dysbetalipoproteinaemia
familial emphysema
familial erythroblastic anaemia
familial fat-induced hyperlipaemia
familial glycinuria
familial goiter
familial high density lipoprotein deficiency
familial hyperbetalipoproteinaemia
familial hyperbetalipoproteinaemia and hyperprebetalipoproteinaemia
familial hypercholesteraemic xanthomatosis
familial hypercholesterolaemia
familial hypercholesterolaemia with hyperlipaemia
familial hypercholesterolemia (current term)
familial hyperchylomicronaemia
familial hyperchylomicronaemia with hyperprebetalipoproteinaemia
familial hyperlipoproteinaemia
familial hyperprebetalipoproteinaemia
familial hypertriglyceridaemia
familial hypertriglyceridemia
familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
familial hypobetalipoproteinaemia
familial hypophosphatemic rickets
familial intestinal polyposis
familial juvenile nephrophthisis
familial lipodystrophy

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